Anette Egelund

{{Short description|Danish transgender politician (born 1956)}}

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Anette Christine Egelund Holm (born 25 March 1956, birth name Hugo Holm) is a Danish politician.

Personal life

Egelund was born on 25 March 1956 in Svendborg. After starting an apprenticeship in the local hotel, Egelund worked as a sailor, had tattoos and grew a beard.

Holm changed her name to Anette Christine Egelund Holm in 2000 and had gender reassignment surgery in Bangkok in 2004.{{cite web |title=Anette Egelund (1956 - ) sailor, politician |url=https://zagria.blogspot.com/2014/06/anette-egelund-1956-sailor-politician.html?m=0&version=meter+at+null |website=A Gender Variance Who's Who |access-date=2 June 2024 |date=20 June 2014}}{{cite news |title=Sommerdok: En sømand skifter køn |url=https://www.dr.dk/presse/sommerdok-en-soemand-skifter-koen |access-date=2 June 2024 |work=DR |date=11 July 2005 |language=da-DK |trans-title=Summerdoc: A sailor changes sex}} A television documentary about her life was made in 2003, discussing her plans for the operation.{{cite news |last1=Jensen |first1=Henrik Bjerg |title=TV-film om Svendborg-drengen Anette |url=https://faa.dk/svendborg/tv-film-om-svendborg-drengen-anette |access-date=2 June 2024 |work=faa.dk |date=28 December 2003 |language=da |trans-title=TV film about the Svendborg boy Anette }}

Political career

Egelund was a member of the Folketing from 1-15 December 1988 as a substitute for Pia Kjærsgaard, and from 26 January 1989 to 1 November 1990 as the member for Funen for the Progress Party.{{cite web |title=Hugo Holm |url=https://www.ft.dk/medlemmer/fhvmf/h/hugo-holm |publisher=Folketinget |access-date=2 June 2024 |quote=Senere navneændring til Anette Christine Egelund Holm. [Later name change to Anette Christine Egelund Holm.]}} Egelund lost the seat after being sentenced to six months' imprisonment for drunk driving.{{cite news |title=Facts: They have been thrown out of Parliament |url=https://nord.news/2021/08/13/facts-they-have-been-thrown-out-of-parliament-2/ |access-date=2 June 2024 |work=Nord News |date=13 August 2021}}

Egelund stood for election in 2009 for the Liberal Alliance party but was not elected.{{cite news |last1=Carlson |first1=Sgne Ruholt |title=Kandidaten, der skiftede køn |url=https://www.information.dk/moti/2009/10/kandidaten-skiftede-koen |access-date=2 June 2024 |work=Information |date=16 October 2009 |language=da |trans-title=The candidate who changed gender}}{{cite news |title=Comeback til tidl. Hugo Holm |url=https://fyens.dk/indland/comeback-til-tidl-hugo-holm |access-date=2 June 2024 |work=fyens.dk |date=8 October 2009 |language=da |trans-title=Comeback for former Hugo Holm}}

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